A new heritage of horror : the English gothic cinema / David Pirie.
By: Pirie, David
Publisher: London : I. B. Tauris, 2008Edition: [New ed.]Description: xvi, 254 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm001: 27177ISBN: 1845114825 (pbk.); 9781845114824 (pbk.); 1845114817 (hbk.); 9781845114817 (hbk.)Subject(s): Horror films -- Great Britain -- History and criticismDDC classification: 791.436164 LOC classification: PN1995.9.H6 | .P57 2008
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
David Pirie's acclaimed 'A Heritage of Horror' was the first book on the British horror movie, and the first to detect and analyse the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' It has long been regarded as a trail-blazing classic, "having the force of a revelation", according to one recent study of the subject, and heralded by Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese.
Now with 'A New Heritage of Horror', David Pirie has revised his original work, bringing the story up to date and into the 21st century. Alongside the classic films of the twentieth century, all explored within the full context of their production and appearance on our screens, he examines the latest horror boom, inaugurated by such films as 'The Others' and '28 Days Later'. He has also uncovered fresh documentation from the original files for this new edition, to add more revelations abuot the history of UK horror and Hammer Films, not least the largely untold story of their desperate battles against censorship. He has further up-dated the original text and added new illustrations. 'The New Heritage of Horror' promises to be one of the key film books of 2008.Previous ed.: published as A heritage of horror. London: Gordon Fraser Gallery, 1973.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index.
Filmography: (p. 229-246).
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. vii)
- Note on the New Edition (p. viii)
- Introduction (2007) (p. x)
- Introduction to First Edition (p. xiv)
- 1 The Characteristics of English Gothic Literature (p. 1)
- 'The Tempestuous Loveliness of Terror' (p. 1)
- Surrealism and the Gothic Tradition (p. 7)
- Horror and the Tyranny of 'Realism' (p. 9)
- 2 The Identification of Hammer (p. 14)
- Hammer's Origins (p. 19)
- The Press Reaction (p. 35)
- Hammer and Censorship (p. 37)
- Hammer and UK Horror after Frankenstein (p. 45)
- The Personalities of Hammer (p. 48)
- James Carreras and the American Dimension (p. 56)
- Bray Studios (p. 64)
- 3 The World of Terence Fisher (p. 66)
- Post-script 2007 (p. 78)
- 4 Approaches to Frankenstein: Fisher, Francis and Sangster (p. 79)
- The Frankenstein Television Series (p. 86)
- The Last Hammer Frankenstein Movies (p. 88)
- 5 Approaches to Dracula (p. 95)
- 6 Other Approaches to Horror (p. 113)
- Sadian Movies (p. 113)
- The British Sadian Movie and the Censor (p. 119)
- The Aftermath (p. 129)
- The Amicus Factor (p. 131)
- 7 Three Satellite Directors (p. 137)
- Don Sharp (p. 137)
- John Gilling (p. 141)
- Vernon Sewell (p. 144)
- 8 Science Fiction, Exoticism and Psychosis (p. 150)
- Science Fiction (p. 150)
- Exoticism (p. 158)
- Psychosis (p. 161)
- A Note on Comedy-Horror (p. 165)
- 9 A Renaissance of Themes and Ideas? (p. 167)
- Michael Reeves (p. 167)
- After Witchfinder (p. 175)
- Hammer's Last Period (p. 179)
- Hammer Versus Warner Brothers (p. 183)
- Hammer's Final Days (p. 185)
- 10 Towards a New Horror Mythology (p. 192)
- Later UK Horror (p. 194)
- Stephen Volk (p. 203)
- Stephen Woolley (p. 204)
- Clive Barker (p. 205)
- The 1990s (p. 207)
- Paul Anderson (p. 211)
- The New Century, The New Boom (p. 212)
- The Television Factor (p. 219)
- The Future? (p. 221)
- Appendix 1 The Urban Legends of Hammer (p. 225)
- Appendix 2 Two Checklists (p. 227)
- Appendix 3 Filmography (p. 229)
- Select Bibliography (p. 247)
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